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April 19, 2010

For Primary Day, May 4, 2010

We know how you vote is a personal decision. The following candidates sought and received the endorsement of working families for the election on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. One-stop early voting with same-day registration runs until May 1.

Only races with endorsed candidates are listed. Click on a link to open a printable slate (PDF) of endorsed candidates in that area.

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I am sickened by the endorsement for Durham School board District 2-A. You can endorsement anyone you want,but to endorse against a union member/steward,health and safety official for AFGE union local 3209 is appalling. The fact that you indicated that the endorsement is for working families is not factual,I was never contacted to seek your endorsement. Needless to say I am going on facebook, my space and the news media to talk about this endorsement. What is more important I am going to bring pressure to bear on my own union president and members to remove our association with your group. I have been fighting for union rights and for families since I was employed 34 years ago with the Social Security Administration. SHAME ON YOU.

I regret this individual is so upset. However, a labor endorsement is not something you can take for granted even if you are a union member.

Having been involved in the endorsement process for Durham, I know this individual did not contact the NC AFL-CIO or the Triangle Labor Council about the endorsement process. How can a union member run for office and not seek out the endorsement of the state AFL-CIO? It should be the very first group they reach out to.

The Triangle Labor Council’s decision to endorse the incumbent was the correct decision based on our democratic process. The fact that the incumbent is not a union member is immaterial. There are no automatic endorsements. There are only endorsements based on our process and in the case of incumbents, past performance and relationships.

Finally, there is no AFGE 3209 in North Carolina. I assume the poster is talking about AFGE 3509 which represents employees of the Social Security Administration statewide.

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